We Remain Committed to Making SCHIP Into Law—With or Without the President’s Support

[babylonsister]

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=818

We Remain Committed to Making SCHIP Into Law—With or Without the President’s Support

Today the President had an opportunity to sign a bipartisan bill that will bring health care to 10 million children in families struggling to make ends meet. Instead, President Bush used his cruel veto pen to say ‘I forbid 10 million children from getting the health benefits they deserve.

Despite the President’s veto, we will continue to work with a bipartisan majority in Congress and 43 governors from across the country to increase support for SCHIP in the House so we can override the veto and provide 10 million children the health coverage they need and deserve.

The President chose to block a bill with strong bipartisan consensus—which has so much potential for good—to force Congress to mount a veto override effort. We remain committed to making SCHIP into law—with or without the President’s support.

[aquart]

1. Lovely. Another patch on a rag full of holes.

[rodeodance]

2. Wonder what the carrots are that the WH is offering Repugs in House to stay the course (of the veto)

[splat]

3. How can supporting war over children's health be "pro-life"?

Every Pub who upholds the veto will find it dogging them at the ballot box.

[Bitwit1234]

4. So bush laughs at the democrats at the children in this country's expense

Where is the outrage from the people this is concerning. Why aren't they calling and writing letters to their newspapers. One out of five might get printed but it would help...we have to get the word out. bush and the republicans are spinning this as democrats spending taxes. It is a shame that he is such an evil monster and he gets away with it.

Why don't some democrats with loads of money initiate their own newspapers. Instead of sitting on the sidelines and taking the minority republican crap we ought to print the truth.